Mixing device



Feb. 18, 1930. A. J. sLoNEcKER MIXING DEVICE Filed Aug- .13. 1929 oooooo bo 0000000000 )OOOOQOOOQO Ill/l II II II Jwwntoc JZJSZoneoier 1// III 'II Patented Feb. 18, 1939 UNITED STATES ABIRAM JOHNSON SLONEGKER,'OF TRENTON, IiIISSQUBI MIXING DEVICE Application filed August 13, 1929. Serial No. 385,483.

This invention relates to mixing or agitating devices and pertains particularly to an improved device designed for the mixing of liquids, more especially heavy liquids such as paint and the like.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a device which may be inserted into a can of paint and which upon slight horizontal reciprocatory movement will act to violently agitate the paint to thoroughly stir the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved liquid mixing device of simple construction and one which will be relatively inexpensive to manufacture and easy to use.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed de-' scription taken in connection with the ac- 1 2O companying drawing forming a part of this specification with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention, as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section of the mixing device embodying the present invention showing the same in position in a receptacle.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the mixing device in the receptacle.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the mixing device shown in oneof its positions during'the mixing operation and showing the manner in which the coiled resilient body becomes distorted during the mixing operation.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, it will be seen that the present device consists of a relatively long handle member 1,

which may be constructed of any suitable material, such for example as wood or metal, to one end of which is secured a head indicated as a whole by the numeral 2.-

The head 2 is formed of a relat v ly broa and heavyflat coiled spring, the inner end I 3 of which is secured in any appropriate manner to the end of the handle, as for example, if the handle is constructed of .wood it may be imbedded directly in the body thereof, in the manner shown.

It is, of course, obvious that the inner end of the spring coil may be riveted to thehan- 'dle orif the handle is constructedof metal it may be welded thereto.

The convolutions 4. of the flat-spring body forming the head of the mixer are spaced relatively widely apart and in the construction shown the last convolution is brought into contact with the adjacent one and riveted thereto, as indicated at 5.

lvhile this is one and the preferred method of constructing the mixer, it is, of course, clear that the end of the last convolution,

or in other words, the outer end of the coil might be, if desired, secured as by welding and for this reason I do not wish to be limited to the specific method shown and described. a

In order to more thoroughly agitate the J'- paint in which the mixing device is placed, the head 2 is provided throughout with relatively closely spaced apertures 6. 1 It will be readily seen that when the handle 1 is given side to side movement in the paint receptacle, which is here indicated by the numeral 7 the body will, of course, be moved back and forth and the fluid will pass freely I through the apertures 6 in theconvolutions thereof. In addition the inner end 3 of the body will move somewhat faster than the outer convolution so that the body will spring back and forth much more rapidly than the handle is being moved. It will thus be apparent that an easy reciprocatory motion and, if desired, continuouslyrotarymotion' imparted to the device will cause the head to move in several directions rapidly so that in addition to the agitation imparted to the paint by the actual movement of the head therethrough, a thorough mixing thereof will take place as a result of the forcing of the paint through the apertures 6.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. A1 niixing device, comprising av handle body, and a fiat coiled spring arranged in' a plane extending transversely of the length of thehandle and having an end of the handle secured in the center thereoflthe spring being 7 provided throughout Withperforation's, A mixing d vice, Qmprising a dl b y, a fla 9 1L p ing ar anged i1 a plane extending transversely of the length I .of the handle and having an end of the handle secured in the center thereof, the spring being provided throughout with perfgrations, the end of the outer convolution being 7 v secured to the convolution adjacent;tl1ere to. V

3. A liquid mixing device comprising a coiled springb cly of substantial Width H emu-having the faces thereof. paralle with the axi thereoi, he outer end of .said coil beingzseenred to an adjacent co volution,

andlaliandle member having the inner end of the coil secured thereto and fixtfillding par: I algal-with the Uofthe convolutidnsi of iln es imeny whereo I hereunto my -25: ig u so i 7 i 

